18-02-2025, 13:22
Regina Spektor was born on this day in 1980, in Moscow, Russia, moving eventually to the USA at the age of nine where her family were admitted as refugees - they had departed Russia during Perestroika – one of their biggest regrets having to leave behind Regina’s piano as she was already showing great promise. They are Jewish and had been subjected to discrimination in various facets of their lives.
They settled in the Bronx where after some years finding their feet, Regina was again tutored in piano – classical music, at the time. She went on to study composition and then ended up in what is referred to as the anti-folk scene. Not entirely convinced I know what that is! Suffice to say, she started making her presence felt, and has to date released eight albums, the first few self-published. She is a singer-songwriter of quality IMHO – in the pop/folk realm which is a place I don’t venture all that often! I listened to Home, Before and After, her most recent, from 2022 and was especially taken with this song … “Coin” …
They settled in the Bronx where after some years finding their feet, Regina was again tutored in piano – classical music, at the time. She went on to study composition and then ended up in what is referred to as the anti-folk scene. Not entirely convinced I know what that is! Suffice to say, she started making her presence felt, and has to date released eight albums, the first few self-published. She is a singer-songwriter of quality IMHO – in the pop/folk realm which is a place I don’t venture all that often! I listened to Home, Before and After, her most recent, from 2022 and was especially taken with this song … “Coin” …
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